IURI AKOBIA

იური აკობია

CHESS COMPOSER FROM TBILISI, (GEORGIA)
(International judge of FIDE for endgame studies)
Contacts: iuri@akobia.geoweb.ge akobia@geo.net.ge

 

GEORGIAN COMPOSERS

 

GROUP PHOTOS WITH OTHER CHESSFRIENDS

 

 

 
Tbilisi, G.Nadareishvili (on the left) and M.Botvinnik
 

Tbilisi,

G.Nadareishvili (on the left) and M.Botvinnik

     
 
Tbilisi, G.Nadareishvili (on the right) and M.Botvinnik
 

Tbilisi,

G.Nadareishvili (on the right) and M.Botvinnik

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Tbilisi, G.Nadareishvili (on the left) and M.Tal
 

Tbilisi,

G.Nadareishvili (on the left) and M.Tal

 

 
Tbilisi, G.Nadareishvili (on the left) and Y.Averbach
 

Sagaredzho (Georgia) ,

G.Nadareishvili (on the left) and Y.Averbach

 

 
XVIII COngress of Chess Composition in Tbilisi, 1975
 

XVIII Congress of Chess Composition in Tbilisi, 1975

G.Nadareishvili (on the right) and C.Becker

 

 
Tbilisi, From the left: M.Euve, G.Gachechiladze, S.Flor, G.Nadareishvili
 

Dusheti (Georgia)

From the left: M.Euve, G.Gachechiladze, S.Flor and G.Nadareishvili

 

 
Tbilisi, On a visit at the gardener M.Mamulashvili (secnd from the right)  From the left: G.Nadareishvili, M.Euve and S.Flor
 

Mtskheta (Georgia) ,

On a visit at the gardener M.Mamulashvili (second from the right)

From the left: G.Nadareishvili, M.Euve and S.Flor

 

 
G.Nadareishvili
 

G.Nadareishvili

 

 
From the left: G.Nadareishvili, Bukhuti Gurgenidze,  Nana ALeksandria and Nona Gaprindashvili
 

From the left: G.Nadareishvili, Bukhuti Gurgenidze,

Nana Aleksandria and Nona Gaprindashvili

 

  Tbilisi, 1952, G.Nadareishvili and G.Kasparyan  

Tbilisi, 1952

G.Nadareishvili and G.Kasparyan

 

  Behind a chessboard - Gambarashvili and Kirkitadze  

Tbilisi,

Behind a chessboard - from the left: Gambarashvili, Kirkitadze

 

  Behind a chessboard - from the left: Maluntsev, Sereda  

Tbilisi,

Behind a chessboard - from the left: Maluntsev, Sereda

 

  Behind a chessboard - from the left: Pitskhalava, Zagoryanski  

Tbilisi,

Behind a chessboard - from the left: Pitskhalava, Zagoryanski

 

  Behind a chessboard - Ebralidze and Agamalyan, Observes of game V.Sereda (second from left)  

Tbilisi,

Behind a chessboard - Ebralidze and Agamalyan

Observes of game V.Sereda (second from the left)

 

  Tbilisi, G.Kasparyan plays with V.Goglidze (Genrich periodically lived in Tbilisi)  

Tbilisi,

G.Kasparyan plays with V.Goglidze

Notes: G.Kasparyan was born in 1910 in Tbilisi and went

to Armenia in 1936. Then he periodic lived in Tbilisi till 1964. He won the

championship of Tbilisi three times - 1931, 1937, 1945.

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  Gori (Georgia) 1970, From the left: R.Tavariani, J.Vladimirov, T.Giorgadze, V.Rudenko, V.Kalandadze  

Gori (Georgia) 1970

From the left: R.Tavariani, J.Vladimirov, T.Giorgadze, V.Rudenko, V.Kalandadze

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  XVIII Congress of Chess Composition in Tbilisi, 1975, eorgian composers from the left: (stand) -S.Sukhitashvili, V.Kakabadze, D.Makhatadze, V.Neidze, R.Tavariani, G.Nadareishvili, I.Krikheli, V.Savchenko, sit - S.Dasni, M.Gogberashvili, F.Mamulia, G.Kakabadze, D.Gurgenidze  

XVIII Congress of Chess Composition in Tbilisi, 1975

Georgian composers from the left: (stand) -S.Sukhitashvili, V.Kakabadze, D.Makhatadze,

V.Neidze, R.Tavariani, G.Nadareishvili, I.Krikheli, V.Savchenko,

sit - S.Dasni, M.Gogberashvili, F.Mamulia, G.Kakabadze, D.Gurgenidze

 

  XVIII Congress of Chess Composition in Tbilisi, 1975  

XVIII Congress of Chess Composition in Tbilisi, 1975

At a chessboard sit G.Nadareishvili and J.Hannelius (president of WCCC) and I.Lyapunov. Stand from the left: Ms.Hannelius, J.Bueue, S.Sukhitashvili, C.Becker, L.Tserodze, V.Savchenko, R.Tavariani, D.Makhatadze, D.Gurgenidze, H.Fush

 

  XVIII Congress of Chess Composition in Tbilisi, 1975, Fron the left: V.Kalandadze, D.Gurgenidze, D.Makhatadze, V.Neidze, R.Tavariani, G.Nadareishvili  

XVIII Congress of Chess Composition in Tbilisi, 1975

From the left: V.Kalandadze, D.Gurgenidze, D.Makhatadze, V.Neidze, R.Tavariani, G.Nadareishvili

     
  XVIII Congress of Chess Composition in Tbilisi, 1975, Fron the left: V.Neidze, S.Sukhitashvili, D.Gurgenidze, R.Tavariani, I.Akobia, Fron the left: V.Neidze, S.Sukhitashvili, D.Gurgenidze, R.Tavariani, I.Akobia, V.Kalandadze, O.Tabidze, I.Krikheli, G.Kakabadze  

XVIII Congress of Chess Composition in Tbilisi, 1975

From the left: V.Neidze, S.Sukhitashvili, D.Gurgenidze, R.Tavariani, I.Akobia, V.Kalandadze, O.Tabidze, I.Krikheli, G.Kakabadze

 

  XVIII Congress of Chess Composition in Tbilisi, 1975, Group of participants of congress  

XVIII Congress of Chess Composition in Tbilisi, 1975

Group of participants of the congress

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  XVIII Congress of Chess Composition in Tbilisi, 1975, From the left: G.Nadareishvili, V.Nestorescu, V.Neidze, J.Roycroft, D.Gurgenidze  

XVIII Congress of Chess Composition in Tbilisi, 1975

From the left: B.Formanek, V.Nestorescu, I.Krikheli, D.Gurgenidze, An.Kuznetsov, J.Roycroft

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  XVIII Congress of Chess Composition in Tbilisi, 1975, From the left: G.Nadareishvili, V.Nestorescu, V.Neidze, J.Roycroft, D.Gurgenidze  

XVIII Congress of Chess Composition in Tbilisi, 1975

From the left: G.Nadareishvili, A.Dombrovskis, R.Kofman, V.Melnichrnko, V.Korolkov, V.Bron, R.Dadunashvili, D.Gurgenidze

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  XVIII Congress of Chess Composition in Tbilisi, 1975, From the left: G.Nadareishvili, V.Nestorescu, V.Neidze, J.Roycroft, D.Gurgenidze  

XVIII Congress of Chess Composition in Tbilisi, 1975,

From the left: I.Prokop, V.Bartolovich, V.Rangelov, V.Nestorescu, V.Rosolak, B.Formanek, V.Neidze

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  XVIII Congress of Chess Composition in Tbilisi, 1975, From the left: G.Nadareishvili, V.Nestorescu, V.Neidze, J.Roycroft, D.Gurgenidze  

XVIII Congress of Chess Composition in Tbilisi, 1975

From the left: G.Nadareishvili, V.Nestorescu, V.Neidze, J.Roycroft, D.Gurgenidze

     
  XVIII Congress of Chess Composition in Tbilisi, 1975, The cosmonaut V.Leonov (second from left), G.Nadareishvili (on the right)  

XVIII Congress of Chess Composition in Tbilisi, 1975

The cosmonaut V.Leonov (second from left), G.Nadareishvili (on the right)

     
  XVIII Congress of Chess Composition in Tbilisi, 1975, From the left: J.Roycroft and V.Kalandadze  

XVIII Congress of Chess Composition in Tbilisi, 1975

From the left: J.Roycroft and V.Kalandadze

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  XVIII Congress of Chess Composition in Tbilisi, 1975. D.Gurgenidze and V.Bron  

XVIII Congress of Chess Composition in Tbilisi, 1975

Final banquet - the toast speaks G.Nadareishvili (sits B.Barns)

 

  XVIII Congress of Chess Composition in Tbilisi, 1975. D.Gurgenidze and V.Bron  

XVIII Congress of Chess Composition in Tbilisi, 1975

D.Gurgenidze and V.Bron

 

  Novogorsk , From the left: Zagoruiko, Melnichenko, Gebelt, Krikheli, Gulyaev, Kofman, Dombrovskis, Korolkov, Rudenko, Chepizhni, Kasparyan, Jaroslavtsev, Vladimirov, Katsnelson, Gordian, Jakimchik  

Novogorsk

From the left: Zagoruiko, Melnichenko, Gebelt, Krikheli, Gulyaev, Kofman, Dombrovskis, Korolkov, Rudenko, Chepizhni, Kasparyan, Jaroslavtsev, Vladimirov, Katsnelson Gordian, Jakimchik

 

  Meeting of composers in Tbilisi, 1977  From the left: R.Tavariani, V.Neidze,V.Gebelt, A.Lobusov, A.Feoktistov, A.Kopnin  

Meeting of composers in Tbilisi, 1977

From the left: R.Tavariani, V.Neidze,V.Gebelt, A.Lobusov, A.Feoktistov, A.Kopnin

Y.Gordian, G.Nadareishvili, J.Vladimirov, M.Marandiuk, V.Savchenko, A.Dombrovskis

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  From the left: F.Rudenko, Y.Gordian, V.Chernous, R.Mindadze and I.Postol  

From the left: F.Rudenko, Y.Gordian, V.Chernous, R.Mindadze and I.Postol

 

  Odessa Festival, 1983, From the left: I.Akobia, V.Neidze, A.Gulyaev, B.Sidorov, R.Kofman, V.Chepizhni, Y.Sushkov  

Odessa Festival, 1983

From the left: I.Akobia, V.Neidze, A.Gulyaev, B.Sidorov, R.Kofman, V.Chepizhni, Y.Sushkov

 

  Odessa Festival, 1985 , From the lef: V.Chernous, R.Mindadze, Y.Gordian, Y.Belokon, V.Blokhin,, A.Ivanov, N.Mansarlinski  

Odessa Festival, 1985

From the lef: V.Chernous, R.Mindadze, Y.Gordian, Y.Belokon, V.Blokhin,

A.Ivanov, N.Mansarlinski

  Odessa Festival, 1985, From the left: I.Akobia, V.Israelov, D.Gurgenidze, M.Gromov  

Odessa Festival, 1985

From the left: I.Akobia, V.Israelov, D.Gurgenidze, M.Gromov

 

  Odessa Festival, 1985, From the left: I.Akobia, A.Lobusov, N.Kralin, Banni, Zagoruki, V.Gebelt  

Odessa Festival, 1985

From the left: I.Akobia, A.Lobusov, N.Kralin, D.Gurgenidze,D. Banni, L Zagoruiko, V.Gebelt

 

  Odessa Festival, 1985, From the left: I.Akobia, D.Gurgenidze A.Gulyaev  

Odessa Festival, 1985

From the left: I.Akobia, D.Gurgenidze A.Gulyaev

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  Odessa Festival, 1985, From the left: IS.N.Tkachenko, A.Gulyaev, D.Gurgenidze  
Odessa Festival, 1985
From the left: IS.N.Tkachenko, A.Gulyaev, D.Gurgenidze

 

 

  Odessa Festival, 1985  

Odessa Festival, 1985

From the left: A.Sukharev, V.Kozirev, An.Kuznetsov, L.Kapusta, V.Razumenko, A.Gulyaev, R,Kofman, M.Gromov, V.Israelov, D.Gurgenidze, I.Akobia, V.Khortov, A.Khait

 

  Odessa Festival, 1985, Participants of the Chess Compositon Festival  

Odessa Festival, 1985

Participants of the Chess Compositon Festival

 

  Odessa Festival, 1985, From the left: V.Israelov, I.Krikheli, I.Akobia, M.Gromov, D.Gurgenidze  

Odessa Festival, 1985

From the left: V.Israelov, I.Krikheli, I.Akobia, M.Gromov, D.Gurgenidze

 

  Odessa Festival, 1985, From the left: A.Khait, S.N.Tkachenko, D.Gurgenidze V.Kozirev, I.Krikheli,, N.Mansarlinski, sit: N.Griva I.Akobia,  

Odessa Festival, 1985

From the left: A.Khait, S.N.Tkachenko, D.Gurgenidze V.Kozirev, I.Krikheli,

N.Mansarlinski, sit: N.Griva I.Akobia

 

  Odessa Festival, 1985, From the left: Gebelt, D.Gurgenidze, Osul, N.Kralin, I.Akobia  

Odessa Festival, 1985

From the left: Gebelt, D.Gurgenidze, K.Osul, N.Kralin, I.Akobia

     
  Odessa Festival, 1985, From the left: I.Krikheli N.Zelepukin, S.Tsirulik  

Odessa Festival, 1985

From the left: I.Krikheli N.Zelepukin, S.Tsirulik

     
  Odessa Festival, 1985, From left: V.Melnichenko, D.Gurgenidze, V.Khortov  

Odessa Festival, 1985

From the left: I.Krikheli P.Kyrma, R.Kofman

     
  Odessa Festival, 1985, From left: V.Melnichenko, D.Gurgenidze, V.Khortov  

Odessa Festival, 1985

From the left: V.Melnichenko, D.Gurgenidze, V.Khortov

     
  Odessa Festival, 1985, From left: I.Akobia, V.Kozirev, D.Gurgenidze  

Odessa Festival, 1985

From left: Y.Gordian, I.Akobia, A.Gulyaev V.Rudenko and The magnificent funny-story

V.Linder

     
  Odessa Festival, 1985, From left: I.Akobia, V.Kozirev, D.Gurgenidze  

Odessa Festival, 1985

From left: I.Akobia, V.Kozirev, D.Gurgenidze

 

  Odessa Festival, 1985, From the left: I.Akobia, D.Gurgenidze  

Odessa Festival, 1985

From the left: I.Akobia, D.Gurgenidze

 

  D.Gurgenidze and J.Roycroft  

D.Gurgenidze and J.Roycroft

     
  From the left: D.Gurgenidze and An.Kuznetsov  

From the left: D.Gurgenidze and An.Kuznetsov

     
  Sankt-Peterburg, 1987 , From the left:D.Gurgenidze, L.Mitrofanov, Y.FokinV.Razumenko and L.Katsnelson  

Sankt-Peterburg, 1987

From the left: D.Gurgenidze, L.Mitrofanov, Y.Fokin V.Razumenko and L.Katsnelson

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Yerevan, 1996, P.Benko and D.Gurgenidze
 

On the Moscow plenum, 1974

From the left: V.Savchenko, V.Neidze, V.Rudenko, G.Nadareishvili, A.Dombrovskis

 

 
Yerevan, 1996, P.Benko and D.Gurgenidze
 

Yerevan, 1996

P.Benko and D.Gurgenidze

 

 
Tbilis, 2004, From left: I.Akobia, A.Selivanov and D.Gurgenidze
 

Tbilis, 2004

From left: I.Akobia, A.Selivanov and D.Gurgenidze

 

 
Tbilis, 2004, From the left: I.Akobia and D.Gurgenidze
 

Tbilis, 2004,

From the left: I.Akobia and D.Gurgenidze

 

 
Rodos, 2007, From left: D.Gurgenidze, A.Selivanov and N.Kralin
 

Rodos, 2007

From left: D.Gurgenidze, A.Selivanov and N.Kralin

 

 
Sankt-Peterburg, From the left: V.Katsnelson, J.Rossomakho, D.Gurgenidze and L.Katsnelson
 

Sankt-Peterburg,

From the left: V.Katsnelson, J.Rossomakho, D.Gurgenidze and L.Katsnelson

 

 
WCCC in Belfor (France), 1995 , From the left: A.Khait, O.Pervakov, A.Selivanov, M.Tandashvili,
 

WCCC in Belfort (France), 1995

From the left: A.Khait, O.Pervakov, A.Selivanov, M.Tandilashvili,

I.Akobia and D.Gurgenidze

 

  WCCC in Belfor (France), 1995 , From the left: I.Akobia, D.Gurgenidze, A.Selivanov and O.Pervakov  

WCCC in Belfort (France), 1995

From the left: I.Akobia, D.Gurgenidze, A.Selivanov and O.Pervakov

 

  WCCC in Belfor (France), 1995 , From the left: D.Gurgenidze, J.Nunn, J.Mestel, I.Akobia and sit M.Tandashvili  

WCCC in Belfort (France), 1995

From the left: D.Gurgenidze, J.Nunn, J.Mestel, I.Akobia and sit M.Tandilashvili

 

 
Armenia, Erevan, 1996 , From the left: K.Sumbatyan, S.Kasparyan, D.Gurgenidze
 

Armenia, Erevan, 1996

From the left: K.Sumbatyan, S.Kasparyan, D.Gurgenidze

 

 
From the left: I.Varga, D.Gurgenidze, S.Nestorescu and Y.Mints
 

From the left: I.Varga, D.Gurgenidze, S.Nestorescu and Y.Mintz

 

 
D.Gurgenidze with Nona Gaprindashvili
 

D.Gurgenidze with Nona Gaprindashvili

 

 
From the left: H.Aloni and D.Gurgenidze
 

From the left: H.Aloni and D.Gurgenidze

 

 
D.Gurgenidze and J.Rusinek
 

Bratislava, 1993

D.Gurgenidze and J.Rusinek

 

 
From the left: D.Gurgenidze and B.Barns
 

From the left: D.Gurgenidze and B.Barns

 

 
From the left: D.Gurgenidze and P.Petkov
 

From the left: D.Gurgenidze and P.Petkov

 

 
Amsterdam (Netherland), 2002. Jurgen Stigner's (from the left ) visitors: N.Griva (sit), R.Staude, D.Gurgenidze and  A.Hildebrand
 

Amsterdam (Netherland), 2002.

Jurgen Stigner's (from the left ) visitors: N.Griva (sit), R.Staude, D.Gurgenidze and A.Hildebrand

 

 
From the left: D.Makhatadze, R.Martsvalashvili, M.Gabeskiris and D.Gurgenidze
 

From the left: D.Makhatadze, R.Martsvalashvili, M.Gabeskiris and D.Gurgenidze

 

 
From the left: A.Khait, B.Formanek with wife, M.Hlinka and D.Gurgenidze
 

From the left: A.Khait, B.Formanek with wife, M.Hlinka and D.Gurgenidze

 

 
M.Gabeskiria and D.Gurgenidze
 

M.Gabeskiria and D.Gurgenidze

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A.Selivanov and D.Gurgenidze
 

A.Selivanov and D.Gurgenidze

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A.Selivanov and D.Gurgenidze
 

A.Selivanov and D.Gurgenidze

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M.Hlinka and D.Gurgenidze
 

M.Hlinka and D.Gurgenidze

     
 
D.Gurgenidze and Y.Afek
 

D.Gurgenidze and Y.Afek

 

 
W.Stoffelen and D.Gurgenidze
 

W.Stoffelen and D.Gurgenidze

     
 
D.Gurgenidze and J.Roycroft
 

D.Gurgenidze and J.Roycroft

 

 
From the elft: V.Kalandadze, D.Gurgenidze, V.Neidze
 

From the elft: V.Kalandadze, D.Gurgenidze, V.Neidze

 

 
From the elft: V.Dadianidze, T.Giorgadze and D.Gurgenidze
 

From the elft: V.Dadianidze, T.Giorgadze and D.Gurgenidze

     
 
R.Staude and D.Gurgenidze
 

R.Staude and D.Gurgenidze

 

 
Y.Afek hands over to David a medal
 

Y.Afek hands over to David a medal

 

 
The cemetery of An. Kuznetsov (Moscow) , From the left: D.Gurgenidze, S.Visokosov, K.Sumbatyan and O.Pervakov
 

The cemetery of An. Kuznetsov (Moscow)

From the left: D.Gurgenidze, S.Visokosov, K.Sumbatyan and O.Pervakov

 

 
Some Georgian composers on cemetery of G.Kasparyan
 

Some Georgian composers on cemetery of G.Kasparyan

 

     
     

 

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